“Then” has several usages in the English language. One usage is to suggest subsequent action, as in “Bertha threw up, then she died.” Another usage is as a part of a two dependent clauses, the first starting with the word “if”, such as “If Raji buys that BMW, then I will marry him.” (hee hee)

I teach ESL and my level of students is literacy, so I never get to explain this kind of subtle differences. It’s fun!

Blessings,

Lady Morgana )0(

Then is refering to a time such as, I’m going to eat, then, I’ll get on line.

Does that make sense?

Raji the Green Witch

“Then” is a time thing. It usually refers to what happens next, as in, Ray lost his job, His wife and kids, his car, his dog and his left leg below the knee–Then, tragedy struck. But it can refer to a different time, as in, “That was then, this is now.”

So, do you now understand the difference between “Than” and “Then”, then?

“I ate more THAN you, but THEN I felt sick”

then is is like saying: and then he walked out the door…